Francis Gavigan
✓ Sourced record+ Added from a record
ℹ Added from a record, not in the GEDCOMFrancis is not in the GEDCOM. He appears in the 1911 census household of Hugh and Agnes Gavigan as a baby, born just before census night (2 April 1911). The particulars of children that Hugh filled in for his army pension in March 1920 give the exact date, 2 March 1911, checked against the birth certificate.
Born
2 March 1911, Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Died
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Parents
Documents
2 records from the research archive. Click an image to view it full size.
1911 Census, London Road, Glasgow
Source: ScotlandsPeople — Agnes Gavigan 1911 Census.pdf· view full page
Particulars of marriage and children for pension allowances, 1920
Source: Colin uploads, 30 October 2026 — Hugh Gavigan WW1 service records p1367.jpg
What the records say
Details read from the certificate images above. Handwriting is transcribed as read, with doubts noted.
Particulars of marriage and children, Hugh Gavigan
Pension allowance form · Completed about 24 March 1920
Husband
Hugh Gavigan
Wife
Agnes Wood
Married
3 April 1899, Registry Office, Gorbals, Glasgow
Children
Thomas, born 12 March 1905. Hugh, born 10 October 1906. Francis, born 2 March 1911. Margaret, born 5 March 1913. Peter, born 29 July 1916.
Checked
"Verified from M and B certs 24 3 20" (marriage and birth certificates)
ℹ New children and exact datesThis gives exact birth dates for Thomas and Francis, who were only known from the 1911 census, and adds Margaret (1913) and Peter (1916).
ℹ Not listedMary (born about 1900) is not listed, probably because she was over 16 by 1920. Agnes Wood Gavigan was born in September 1920, after the form was filled in.
1911 Census: household transcription
Details read from the census schedule image above. Reference 644/02 026/00 005, census night 2 April 1911.
Address
London Road, GlasgowThe house number is written over and hard to read; it appears to be 281, carried forward by ditto marks.
Area
Civil parish of Glasgow, Mile End ward
Dwelling
1 room with one or more windows, 6 people in the house
Schedule no.
37The schedule number looks like 34 in the handwriting, but it follows schedule 36 and comes before 38 on the page, so 37 is the likely number.
| Name | Relation | Age | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh GaviganMarried | Head | 35 (M) | CarterFish SalesmanWorker (employee) | Lanarkshire, Glasgow (ditto marks) |
| Agnes GaviganMarriedMarried 11 years, 4 children born alive, 4 still living | Wife | 34 (F) | none stated | Lanarkshire, Glasgow (ditto marks) |
| Mary Gavigan | Daughter | 10 (F) | School | Lanarkshire, Glasgow (ditto marks) |
| Thomas Gavigan | Son | 6 (M) | School | Lanarkshire, Glasgow (ditto marks) |
| Hugh Gavigan | Son | 4 (M) | none stated | Lanarkshire, Glasgow (ditto marks) |
| Francis Gavigan | Son | 1 month (M) | none stated | Lanarkshire, Glasgow (ditto marks) |
⚠ Hugh's age and birthplace do not match the GEDCOMThe census gives Hugh's age as 35, which points to a birth around 1875 or 1876. The GEDCOM had 19 June 1870 at Ballyshannon, Co Donegal, backed by an index entry in the research folder (Ireland Births and Baptisms, Ballyshannon, 19 June 1870, father Hugh Gavigan, mother Florinda Elliott). The 1881, 1891 and 1901 censuses all agree with age 35 here (5, 15 and 25), so the tree now shows a Glasgow birth about 1875 or 1876. The Ballyshannon baby was probably an earlier Hugh who died young. The birthplace column here is ditto marks, carried down from a Glasgow-born household above, so on its own it proves little. Two things help. The earlier censuses name Glasgow in full. And on this page the census clerks wrote the Irish-born code (a blue 37) beside every Irish-born person in the birthplace column, but not beside Hugh or anyone in his household.
ℹ The marriage details fit the treeAgnes is recorded as married 11 years with 4 children born and 4 living. That fits her marriage to Hugh on 3 April 1899 (11 complete years on census night) and the four children listed: Mary, Thomas, Hugh and Francis.
ℹ Two children are new to the treeThomas (aged 6) and Francis (aged 1 month) are not in the GEDCOM. They have been added as supplementary people and are marked as such on their pages. Mary and Hugh match the existing records for Mary (about 1900) and Hugh Joseph (born 10 October 1906).
ℹ Reading the handwritingThis table was transcribed from the handwritten schedule image. The industry reads 'Fish Salesman', but the handwriting is hard to read, so check it against the image above.
Spouses & children
No spouse or family recorded.